Hyperbole An exaggeration of facts
E.g My head is killing me!
For each of the following sentences, does it have a hyperbole or not.
- I’m so hungry I could eat a whole elephant! (Hyperbole/Not)
- May is the nicest month of the year. (Hyperbole/Not)
- Her brightly coloured dress hurt his eyes. (Hyperbole/Not)
- The roof rose up and down to the rhythm of the music. (Hyperbole/Not)
- I ate all of my salad for lunch. (Hyperbole/Not)
- The dog was so dirty it had a tomato plant growing on its back. (Hyperbole/Not)
Turn each of these into a Hyperbole sentence: The first is done for you.
An old car- The car is older than the hills.
A strong wind.
A headache.
A fast computer
A funny movie
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A hot pan
A loud, crying baby
Heavy groceries
A scary dog
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1. A strong wind blew the roof off.
2. The headache is killing me.
3. A fast computer can run at lightning speed.
4. The funny movie made me laugh so hard I fainted.
5. The hot pan burned me like the sun.
6. The loud, crying baby made me pluck my ears off.
7. The groceries were so heavy it almost took my arms off.
8. The scary dog was barking at me that it scared my feet off.
-What have I learnt? I learnt how to use hyperboles.
-How does this work show my learning? This work shows my learning by creating my
hyperbole using the given words.
-What am I wondering? I'm wondering if hyperbole can be used to exaggerate opinions as
well.
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